How good are they as a cardio compared to swimming or cycling? What is a respectable number on dumbbells?
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>>77344653Cardio? lol. But it is THE lift for functional strength. Unless you’re a pack animal or piano mover squats and deadlifts won’t do much for you in everyday life. But everyone carries shit.
Do them very heavy with straps.
>>77344659>>77344706>>77344707>grab some 35lb dumbbells>hop on a treadmill>max out incline>increase speed to a brisk walk>do this for 10-15 minutesThen report back how it isn't cardio (you won't).But to answer your question, better than cycling, not as good as swimming.The weight varies as to what your goals are. You can do a heavy farmers walk for a short distance to work on le explosive muscles but this won't render cardio benefits.I do the farmers walk often and I lean towards light-medium weights for endurance based isometrics, so I'll do something along the lines of the routine I suggested to the DYELs in this thread and I believe it is respectable.
>>77344653They're top tier but super duper fatiguing. If you want to do it as a cardio alternative, do low weights and walk long distances. If you want to do it for strength training, do heavy weights for short distances. Either will make you jacked.
>>77344653Farmer carries work better as a conditioning exercise for your traps and forearms.Heavier weights for shorter difference, keeps you better at maintaining strict posture while torching your grip. If you wanted to focus more on traps, use straps. However, that's not it won't work your cardio as well. But in a way similar to sprints.>>77344802Just invest in a weighted vest if you wanted to do "weighted" cardio. Sure, go ahead and do farmer walks for cardio, but i'd recommend using straps in this case as well. So that the exercise is hard because there is extra weight while doing cardio, rather than it being hard because you are holding on to dumbbells.If you want it to be hard because you're holding on to dumbbells, refer to the first point I made.
>>77344802>jackass carries dumbbells across the room>said he's farmer larping? Whatevs. >walks up to the cardio area>trips a little getting on a treadmill>looks at the treadmill controls for a minute>sets one dumbbell down on the belt>starts the treadmill>dumbbell rolls under his foot>he's off balance already with the other dumbbell in hand>goes down hard, cracks his chin on the safety railing on the way down>drops the other dumbbell on his nutsack>treadmill still on, so he does an awkward as hell somersault as it throws him off>gym membership not revoked, but he never comes back
farmers should be done with bodyweight per hand for 50-150 feet, not dumbbells for cardio.
>>77345008>ON THIS EPISODE OF OUCH MY BALLS>>77345468So I need 200 pounds being carried in each hand?
>>77345468200lb dumbbells in each hand for 150ft? Post video of you doing this
>>77344653bro are you seriously comparing farmer walks to cardio?sure if you can farmers walk 50lbs each hand for 15 miles i'll concede.
>>77345485yes>>77345486>dumbbellsno
>>77345537holy fat fuck
>>77345537I kneel
>>77345537This is the guy telling you to eat big to get big
>>77344659weren't you the same guy on /biz/ that got BTFO?
>Unless you’re a pack animal or piano mover squats and deadlifts won’t do much for you in everyday life. But everyone carries shit.
>>77345603well he is big, is he not?
>>77344653>does everythinghow would you look if you just did these for two years and nothing else?
>>77345537This is based. I don't care what aesthetic fags think. Strongman lifts are for those that want to be the village orge. Again I say, absolutely based.
>>77344653A more important question would be: where can I do long distance farmer walks? I don't want to be that guy walking on the bike path with dumbbells. Could I maybe hide them in suit cases and pretend that I am going to work? I don't have a job so I don't really know if that would be something people see often outside.
>>77345906I just pace back and forth indoors with a heavy weight, I do suitcase carries cause I only have 1 weight >>77345884Like me but I also do ruck marches and eat too much fat as well. Strong fat like the vid but with a smaller belly
>>77345906> I don't have a jobGet a job, preferably at a farm, that way you get PAID to do farmer’s walks.
BUMPING FOR FARMERS EVERYWHERE
>>77344653If you want to do this kind of exercise for cardio you are much better off getting a weighted vest or rucksack. With any amount of respectable weight your grip will give out long before your cardio does.
It's terrible cardio because it's mostly isometric. You should not do prolonged isometric work as it spikes blood pressure without the heart contractions in and out of concentric work. Better to do walking lunges.
>>77344653it's great for GPP. Half bodyweight per hand enters you into the club. Bodyweight per hand is when you get serious. 30-40 meter runs.>as cardioloaded carries at the point where it can be done as cardio is basically rucking, and the formula is>+10% bodyweight: you can do so indefinitely>+20% bodyweight: starts wearing at your joints but doable once in a while>greater than that: do a farmer's walk for farmer's walk distances and times
>>77345537I like those handles. My gym has the flat ones. One of em has really nice grip, the other is just big enough to where it rips almost everyone's hands open.
>>77345843For you
>>77345537What’s the point in lifting a bazillion pounds if you look like shit? There is genuinely no difference between you and a fat dude shopping at walmart
>>77344802> grab pair of 80s> hop on treadmill> max incline> max speed
>>77348713You look like a fucking retard posting shit like this btw. Everyone else can tell the difference between a strongman and a fat guy. Your inability to differentiate threats isn't a good thing dumbass.
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